Boundaries (Episode 14) | Sarah is out of the office, and she means it this time!

This week's episode is a holiday special all about boundaries and why it can be so hard for research-adjacent folks to really take time off.

Sarah addresses

• Why setting and holding boundaries can be particularly challenging in the research-adjacent world
• Setting boundaries and taking leave as a form of quiet activism
• Managing expectations and managing our own behaviour
• Why we are all, always, a work in progress

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